预见性

預見性

yùjiànxìng

noun #35,122

Meanings

1 foresight
2 predictive nature
3 ability to foresee

Characters

in advance / beforehand

Examples

他的决定很有预见性。

Tā de juédìng hěn yǒu yùjiànxìng.

His decision shows great foresight.

做规划要有预见性。

Zuò guīhuà yào yǒu yùjiànxìng.

Planning requires foresight.

Tips

grammar

The suffix 性 (xìng, '-ness/-ity') turns verbs and adjectives into abstract nouns: 预见 (foresee) → 预见性 (foresight); 可能 (possible) → 可能性 (possibility); 重要 (important) → 重要性 (importance). Common pattern: 有 + 性noun = 'to have [quality]'.

Stroke Order

预 yù

见 jiàn

性 xìng